Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 186

186. Obstructing public servant Imprisonment for 3 months, or in discharge of his public fine of 500 rupees, or both. functions.

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bialable or By what court triable Non-cognizable Non-bailable ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-cognizable Bialable The Court in which the offence is committed, subject to the provisions of Chapter XXV; or, if not committed in a Court, any Magistrate.

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Ditto Ditto Magistrate of the first class.

Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate.

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187 Omission to assist public Simple imprisonment for 1 servant when bound by law month, or fine of 200 rupees, to give such assistance. or both.

Wilfully neglecting to aid Simple imprisonment for 6 a public servant who demands months, or fine of 500 rupees, aid in the execution of or both. process, the prevention of offences, etc.

188 Disobedience to an order Simple imprisonment for 1 lawfully-promulgated by a month, or fine of 200 rupees, public servant, if such or both. disobedience causes obstruc- tion, annoyance or injury to persons lawfully employed.

If such disobedience causes Imprisonment for 6 months, or danger to human life,health fine if 1,000 rupees, or both. or safety, etc.

189 Threatening a public servant Imprisonment for 2 years, or with injury to him or one in fine, or both. whom he is interested, to induce him to do or forbear to do any official act.

190 Threatening any person to Imprisonment for 1 year, or induce him to refrain from fine, or both. making a legal application for protection from injury.

Non-Cognizable Bailable Any Magistrate.

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Cognizable Ditto Ditto.

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Non-cognizable Ditto Ditto.

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CHAPTER XI-FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

193 Giving or fabricating Imprisonment for 7 years and false evidence in a fine. judicial proceeding.

Giving or fabricating false Imprisonment for 3 years and evidence in any other case. fine.

194 Giving or fabricating false Imprisonment for life, or evidence with intent to cause rigorous imprisonment for 10 any person to be convicted years and fine. of a capital offence.

If innocent person be there- Death, or as above. by convicted and executed.

Non-cognizable Bailable Magistrate of the first class.

Ditto Ditto Any Magistrate.

Ditto Non-bailable court of session.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Offence Punishment ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 195 Giving or fabricating false The same as for the offences. evidence with intent to procure conviction of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment for 7 years or upwards.

196 Using in a judicial The same as for giving or proceeding evidence known fabricating false evidence. to be false or fabricated.

197 Knowingly issuing or signing Ditto a false certificate relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admis- sible in evidence.

198 Using as a true certificate Ditto one known to be false in a material point.

199 False statement made in any Ditto declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.

200 Using as true any such decl- Ditto. aration known to be false.

201 Causing disappearance of Imprisonment for 7 years and evidence of an offence comm- fine. itted, giving false informa- tion touching it to screen the offender, if a capital offence.

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cognizable or Bialable or By what court triable Non-cognizable Non-bailable ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 5 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-cognizable Non-bailable Court of Session.

Ditto According as offe- Court by which offence of nce of giving such giving or fabricating evidence is bailab- false evidence is triable. le or non-bailable.

Ditto Bailable Court by which offence of giving false evidence is triable.

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According as the Ditto Court of Session. offence in relation to which disappear- ance of evidence is caused is cogni- zable or non-cogni- zable.

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If punishable with impris- Imprisonment for 3 years and onment for life or impris- fine. onment for 10 years.

If punishable with less than Imprisonment for a quarter of 10 years' imprisonment. the longest term provided for the offence, or fine, or both.

202 Intentional omission to give Imprisonment for 6 months, information of an offence by or fine, or both. a person legally bound to inform.

203 Giving false information res- Imprisonment for 2 years, or pecting an offence committed. fine, or both.

204 Secreting or destroying any Ditto.

document to prevent its prod- uction as evidence.